… Passes Market Safety Bill
The Anambra State House of Assembly has yet again amended the Anambra State Electoral Law for the third time since the law was passed only less than four months ago. The Anambra State Electoral Bill 2024 which was introduced to the Assembly was passed into law in two days and almost two months later, was amended twice. With only two weeks to the Anambra State Local Government Election slated for September 28, the Anambra State House of Assembly during plenary on Tuesday amended section 30 and section 110 of the former law, accounting for the third time the law is being amended. During the exercise on Tuesday, the amendment was read for the first time, second time, and third time and then passed.
This latest amendment of sections 30 and 110 of the Anambra State Electoral Law addressed the issue of tenure of office of elected local government officials, changing the tenure from three years as it was in the parent law, to two years. This is to say that all elected local government officers of Anambra State can only serve for two years.
Similarly, the Assembly considered the report of the House Joint Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Industry, as well as the Committee on Health, on the Anambra State Market Safety Bill, 2024. The report of the Joint Committee was considered by the House after it was duly submitted and presented in a sequence of changes made clause by clause by Hon. Tony Muobike, the House Committee Chairman on Health. After that, the Bill was read for the third time and passed.
The number 3 amendment of the Anambra State Electoral Law 2024 is expected to come into force on the 12th of September, 2024, while the passed Market Safety Bill 2024 is expected to come into force on September 26, 2024.
Ebuka graduated with a second-class upper-division degree in Political Science from the University of Calabar in Nigeria. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master's Degree in Political Science with a specialization in Government and Development Studies from Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Nigeria. His academic background and professional experience have equipped him with a deep understanding of political dynamics and governance issues.
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